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government offices will be open. most schools are closed . it will be a very quiet did i today except for the wind howling around out there a little bit. >> you -- day today except for the wind howling around the out there a little bit. >> you got it. well be windy not only today and tonight but during the day tomorrow, winds will get up to 35 miles per hour. funny how the combination with the cold, there is always the wind as well. >> i have noticed that. >> they work in tandem togeth...

different than it did this weekend. im sarah simmons. >> im matt ackland. >> have a nice holiday? >> a nice holiday but it didnt feel like it because it was so warm. >> people out and about doing the great outdoors in the end of december. >> going for a jog. >> i know. wasnt it great? >> but things change, dont they? >> i think the local area gyms may be busy the next couple of days because no one will be exercising outdoors as well have very cold air out here for the next few days. >>...

a better weather to end 2011. the new year, will it start off with warmer temperatures, too? well have your answer. snazzy music to start the show. good evening, im maureen umeh. thanks for spending your new years eve with us. the d.c. metro area is full of fun places to ring in the new year as you know. alexandreas first night is one of them. that is where we find fox 5s lauren demarco in the middle of it all. happy new year, launchen. >> reporter: happy new year, maureen. you have ...

the overnight crime spree that targeted the former home of a music ledge en. we begin tonight with -- legend. we begin tonight with an attack in chinatown. thanks for joining us tonight. im matt ackland. >> im wisdom martin. the woman was attacked in her car while she was stopped at the verizon center. the womans child was in the back seat. >> lock your car doors and take care of your personal safety is the message for those out in chinatown after what police say was both a kidnapp...

meeting promising to cut down taxes and regulations. ron paul has been the surprise comeback candidate and is now neck-in-neck with mitt romney and the iowa polls. >> i would like to change the foreign policy, cut massively the spending and say, look, were too many places. the so muchiests were brought down -- soviets were brought down because that is what they did. we didnt have to fight them, they went bankrupt and were on the verge of that. >> reporter: rick -- . >> rick santorum fo...

nations capitoltaring families a part -- tearing families a part in the process, washington insists that its a safer place and live and visit. the end-of-the-year crime stats inside police headquarters and here are some of the numbers. according to officials, homicides were down 18% this year from 132 in 2010, to 108 this year the lowest since 1963. chief lanier said that 59% of this years murder cases have been closed. the number of sex abuse cases, how far, has risen this year. some ...

lead and the candidate taking a surprising jump. but we begin in the district, orders to pay more than $1 million in legal fees. good evening. im maureen umeh. >> and im shawn yancy. fox 5s wisdom martin is working the story for us tonight. >> the judge ordered the lead -- awarded the lead attorney $62,000 for more than 1,500 hours worth of work on this case at $420 per hour. five other attorneys were also compensated in the case. that may sound like a lot of money, but its only a fr...

you got some rain showers out in ohio pushing into indiana. we have a cold front to bring us a dry air mass for the weekend. today, morning sunshine and well see afternoon clouds build in much hike yesterday and it will be a partly sunny day. temperature right now at reagan national, it is in the 30s at reagan national but weve got plenty of 20s out this as well. lets switch maps if we can. okay, just take my word for it. your forecast for today, warmer than yesterday, high temperature...

one person survived and tonight, investigators are trying to determine what led up to the deadly crash. hes more on the story. >> reporter: friends and family desperate for answers could only look at the early-morning car crash and hoping it was not as bad as it looked. >> i dont know. this is terrible. very devastating. i dont know. hope everyone is alive. >> reporter: rescuers would find one person alive. >> and they seemed determined that there were three occupants of the vehicle, t...